Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-21

work has begun on The tnrnpik
on the Fairyiew road and the peopl
are atlast about TO realize the benefit
of a system of good roads.
Call at Capt. d. II. Boards Office
under rear end of NJ. Frankel & Sons
and pay your city tax for 1887.
G. W. GRAVES, Col.
w. L. GRAVES, d. c. 2
Mr.. Vending, the lecturer, will
speak at the opera house Frida,
night on the subject of "Stonewal
Jackson" for the benefit of the Wild
ows and Orphans Home.
Rev. J. N. Prestridge viii delive
the annual address TO the young la
dies OF the Brownsville, Tenn, Fc
male Institute on tomorrow the 22nt
inst.
Those who intend going on thu
Mammoth Cave excursion the 30th
will please hand in their names a
once as We must know who wants Il
go in order that the excursion may
be guaranteed.
DIR. II. NJ. Sherman, is Wholesale
agent for the Mexican Amole Soap
Co., OF Peoria, ILL.,, and is working up
a fine wholesale trade. The soaps are
the best Of their kind and stand al
the head Of the market.
Mr.. Clifton c. Terrell has been re-
elected as instructor ofGrcek in Van.
dcrbilt University, a position he has
held during the last year while prose-
cutting a post graduate course Of
study.
Mrs. +. Il. Howe, mother of Mr..
Jas. NJ. Howe, died at Pittsburgh,
Pa, on the 18th inst. aud was buried
Sunday. Mr.. Howe is now in Pitts
burgh, having gone cast TO DO pres
ent at the obsequies.
Al the meeting ofthe young peoples
society Of the Methodist church, held
Thursday night, Miss Allie Bottomly,
of Henderson, rcciied piece entitled
"Maid and Martyr which was the
feature of the evening and received
with evidences of the highest appre-
citation by all who heard II.
Miss Willie ShankIin, a sister Of
Mr.. George Shanklin, died at her
home near Fairviow on the night Of
the 10th. The funeral was preached
at the family residence Friday by
Rev. II. +. Perry, Of tho Cumberland
Presbyterian church. She was 81
years ofage.
A little daughter OF Mr.. George
Cobb, who lives near Sebree, fell in
to an eighteen foot well last Sunday
morning and was rescued few min-
utes afterwards by James Wilson
and Watt Davis who heard her cries,
and, save few scratches, was I'M
hurt. The water In the we'll was four
feet deep.
The Trustees of the Public Schools
OF Hopkinsville held a meeting Sat
urday aud reelected Prof Q. II. Die
trich Superintendent and also reflect
ed ten of the lady teachers. Miss Nc
Kee was not reelected but probably
will BIO at the next meeting, There
was not a full Board at the meet
ing and one election was deferred
until July 2.
You can go ON four days trip in
search Of suitable place in which TO
celebrate the "Glorious Fourth this
year, as the General Passenger Agent
of the Chesapeake & Ohio Route has
issued instructions to all agents to
sell excursion tickets 10 all G. Il o.
stations July 2nd, Ord and 4th, good
to return until July 9th at one fare
for the round trip.
Park Heaton will ofilciatc as clerk
al Cerulcan Springs, which means a
good time FOR all who visit this sea-
son, as Park always gives his person-
al attention to each aud every guest.
With a return to the old time fashion
of chicken, lamb, shoat, beef, etc,
with plenty Of both chalybeato and
sulphur water, good shade and splen
did lovers retreat, there is no reason
why the most fastidious can not be
suited. We predict a gay season at
this favorite resort.
The medals Of both Bethel College,
at Russellvillc, and Georgetown Col
lege, at Georgetown, were won by
Christian county boys. Mr., Wallace
Wood, of Sinking Fork, received the
medal for highest scholarship at the
former and Mr.. j. Calvin Metcalf, Of
Garrettsburg, was awarded two med
ais BY the latter college. Both Of
those young genilemen are intelli-
gent. aindloua, moral and upright
Representatives. Of lhayoung manhood
Of 1hf'sllnn county, and We take
ploslnIs ~ sQ6eralnlaiins them upon
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